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Isle of Skye officially becomes: Eilean a' Cheo

Posted by Doonald McCrimmon on 4/30/2007, 4:21 am

London Daily Telegraph 30 June 2007.
Sail bonny boat, over the sea, to Eilean a' Cheo.
By Bonnie Malkin
Last Updated: 2:10am BST 30/04/2007
It has been captured in song, celebrated in literature and attracts 250,000 visitors a year but, despite all that, this week the Scottish island of Skye will officially disappear.
Highland Council has decided that the island, immortalised in the Skye Boat Song about Bonnie Prince Charlie's flight, should drop its "Anglicised slave name" in favour of its Gaelic nickname, Eilean a' Cheo.
The new name, which means Island of Mist and is pronounced "ellan-uh-cheeyaw", will be formally adopted on Thursday. All council documents will feature the Gaelic name and tourists inquiring about travelling to Skye will be encouraged to use the new version.

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--Previous Message-- : London Daily Telegraph 30 June 2007. : Sail bonny boat, over the sea, to Eilean a' : Cheo. : : By Bonnie Malkin : Last Updated: 2:10am BST 30/04/2007 : : It has been captured in song, celebrated in : literature and attracts 250,000 visitors a : year but, despite all that, this week the : Scottish island of Skye will officially : disappear. : : Highland Council has decided that the : island, immortalised in the Skye Boat Song : about Bonnie Prince Charlie's flight, should : drop its "Anglicised slave name" : in favour of its Gaelic nickname, Eilean a' : Cheo. : : The new name, which means Island of Mist and : is pronounced "ellan-uh-cheeyaw", : will be formally adopted on Thursday. All : council documents will feature the Gaelic : name and tourists inquiring about travelling : to Skye will be encouraged to use the new : version. : :

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